HOW TO: Grow a Carpet in Your Aquarium Without Co2 

I’m so happy to know that because I don’t wanna use CO2. Thank you so much for the information. I’m starting my tank right now. Wish me luck.

This is one of the best aquascape tanks I've seen, simple but you've used the space well. Great work buddy

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I’ve learned more from your vids than any of the huge, big fishtubers. Keep it up, man!

Great video, big help. I'm just getting started off. And I'd definitely like to go a similar direction as your tank. Im a first timer and I'm considering a monte carlo. Also what other eat to maintain plants do you recommend for the mid and background?

Hey. Great vid . I’m looking to get a light for my new tank and I can’t decide what’s a good one as I’m going for ur look ( with the carpet plant) which lights best I looked up the FLUVAL SE plant. And it said it’s $300 what do u think?

Hi, Are you using any water clarifier product? I saw an ad on Facebook about a water clarifying item and the ad shows clips from your video showing this exact tank.

Which carpet plant is this??

nice tank,can you tell me what are those green or yelow fish in your tank,they are really nice

Great video! I was wondering how you would clean the debris on the bottom of the tank as you probably can't use a python cleaner

Hi! I'm planning to have a carpet in my tank. Got a mixed substrate. I used a thin layer of aquasoil then sand in the top(used some root tabs). Will it be enough? Thank. Great vids btw.

Nice Monte Carlo carpet without CO2! I am trying to do that as well!

Awesome tank. I already bought CaribSea Eco-Complete. Will this work for carpeting plants? If I can't return it would you recommend buying a finer grain soil and putting on top of Eco complete? Thanks!

so how did you start your carpet? did you start from seeds or

Nice video! I'm trying to get into the planted tanks and would really like the MC as my carpet. Would the Seachem excel be enough if don't put in CO2 injector? Thanks

So I don’t know if I got a good substrate I just got the imagitatirum brand one that said it was good for plants. I just started the tank last night and watched this video after. I just planted my seeds do you think I should invest in a fertilizer now? Also I’m going to take your advice and get a good light can you drop a link for the one you have? I like the way it sits above the tank

Great looking tank. Do you add gravel above the soil or leave it as soil only? Thanks pal

Aquarium co op easy green? What is the dosage? Apply weeky?

Very nice tank! Apart from Monte Carlo, what are the other plants around the rocks ?

Awesome vid, really helped! Quick question, I've already got a full substrate of fine gravel, is there any alternative to soil? I was thinking of just adding root tabs or something. Thanks!

what parameters, lights and how many liters have this tank?

question jj ive got bacopa and glossostigma elatinoides do you think fluval stratum and fluval fert and good light is good enough for it to grow quick

What do you think of tropica premium ferts? Also should I use diy Co2 I’m not very good at diy but I suppose I could maybe do it is it worth it?

What plant do you have circling the rock on the right? The lightgreen one. Beautiful tank btw, well done

Awesome tank man! Looks heaps healthy. I have a 20 gallon long tank, what light would you recommend for a shallow style tank. It will consist of low tech plants such as anubias nana petite and various moss.

Awesome tank congrats and make it without CO2 has more recognition, what photoperiod do you have on this tank?

What are those plants around the rock on the right side of your tank?

How do u add root tabs to an already full carpet ?? Let me know if possible !?!? Thanks for u awesome vids 😎

Is it possible to dip Glossostigma seeds in substrate under gravel in a full water tank? Do I have to empty the tank for 15 days?

I wonder if corys would thrive in there, would the carpet hinder their foraging or no?

Have you tried just using Oliver Knott “plant iron sand” using this on two tanks I’ve just setup with scoria

This is such a beautiful tank, really well done 👍

Once fully grown in are carpet plants very well rooted and hard to uproot? Not that i'm going to be rough with them but want to do a turtle aquarium with these and i just want to check they aren't really easily damaged. (Small turtles by the way not red ear sliders or anything like that)

What light are you using in this video ? Thank you

Could you tell me where you got your seeds from? Any seeds I can find are not aquatic. And this video was very helpful thank you!

Nice tank! I haven't experimented with ADA aquasoils. When I tear down and start making new setups I will try them out for sure. So far I have used UNS controlsoil, CaribSea Eco-Complete, Fluval Stratum. Ive found a mixture of Eco-Complete with either UNS or FLUVAL is my favorite setup. Otherwise my pH is super low. Thanks for this video!

Those lights are sweet

Hey soz for all the questions I have the time to do about 3 water changes a week should I do it and also will dennerle deponit mix capped with dennerle scapers soil do a nice job ? The only place I can get Ada in my country ships from China with £18 shipping so that’s out of the question

Super nice tank there cheers friend

Nice video! I’ve a monte carlo carpet fully carpeted by co2 injection but now I don’t have co2 anymore with me so how do i maintain my current carpet?

Hi JJ, great video. Where did you purchase the grass seed and what's the name for it? Thanks.

This is a beautiful tank. This is what I want mine to look like haha

Can I have an active substrate of aqua soil capped with sand

Do you know any good carpet plants that can be in a gravel tank

I'm a high school teacher and just melted in the 7th minute lol, very informative video took such a cute, young turn

Great looking tank ❤️ what is your photoperiod time?

Great Vid. How many hours is your light on? And what is the Kelvin?

Do you think it could work with a 3.0 Fluval light and Fluval stratum substrate and a DIY CO2 system?

I have a 1 gallon planted fish bowl(no fish, might put snails or shrimp in later) thinking of doing a simple bonsai scape. What would work well as a carpeting plant? I don’t have expensive lighting, just clip on aquatic plant lights and fluvul stratum. Great tank btw, love your vids!

What’s the plant clump in the back left, and the group surrounding the rock on the right? I’m planning a ten gallon scape and would like to know. Thanks in advance!

Hi! May I know what clip on filters are you using? Also is a skimmer on the right corner?

How does your water look this crystal clear? Do you use purigen?

Hey I don’t know if you’ll see this but I’m setting up my first planted tank, it’s 5.5 gal and I’m planning on making it carpeted, I’m thinking about purchasing ada Amazonia powder type for the substrate, could you tell me if that is the right type to use and should I use any other type of substrate? As well as what plant to use as carpet?

I JUST GOT A 125 GALLON AQUARIUM AND I'M WANTING TO CARPET MY ENTIRE BOTTOM WITH MOSS AND A COUPLE PIECES OF MY DRIFTWOOD CAN I USE REGULAR GRAVEL OR DO I NEED SOMETHING DIFF ON THE BOTTOM FOR IT TO GROW CORRECTLY?

Hi So which substrate you recommend as best ? Amazonia Ada ? There’s few different ones in Amazon which is the best ?

I just got a fluval 3.0 and some fluval stratum. I really want to try to achieve the carpet look. Hope this set up works for me 🙏

What you think about only seachem fluorite black as substrate with some root tabs?

my aquarium sometimes gets food exceeded, which i wonder best carpet due to its condition. would you tell me which grass/carpet is recommended?

I am absolutely inlove with the look of a pretty rock formation and lush green carpet in front. I was wondering if a pearlweed carpet would be good for a first timer like myself. I really want Monte Carlo but I'm not too confident in trying it with my setup and have read that Pearlweed is more forgiving. So far my specs are Fluval Stratum Active Substrate Fluval Spec 2.6G /10L tank (About 11-12 inches deep) 10W 7K LED light, it's about 1W per L and from the lighting guides I've read is considered high light at least for the size of my tank. I was thinking of using a good macro and micro fert like Thrive and Seachem Excel liquid CO2 to help with shortcomings and also having an ample amount of light.. I am even contemplating a dry start method if that's recommendable as well.

Co2, has impact when you have a taller tank. Small tanks like that are still close enough to the surface of water to get that co2. I have a 75 gal, so I'm going to see how it works out. I'm using Ada. Also todays cheap LED are like 2 years ago fluvals.

I have monte carlo in my tank, i planted about 30 of them, and for some reason they dont spread and make a carpet. They just kinda stay there and grow upwards. I have a fertile substrate and good lighting

Can I plant well on Dernelle Shrimp King Active Soil? What are the recommended non-CO2 plants?

How did you plant that carpet? I grew mine, then added water and most of it turned dark green and died

I used a very cheap organic compost from the hardware store. No co2, plants were pumping for about 3 yrs, but seem to be slowing now. I wonder if the moderate bioload helps create waste/compost that breaks down and feeds the plants, or do soil substrate tanks have a certain lifespan before they need a complete re-substrate. The plants are healthy and look fine, just not as vigorous any more. Videos on my channel..

If you buy a full spectrum light, surely you need CO2 injection to balance the tank? Please explain I’m only starting to look into high tech equipment :)

What is the name of the carpet plants you have that are so small covering the bottom? Thanx

Amazing looking tank and good video, thanks allot

Can i have the substate covered with gravel instead of sand?

Is aqualife lamps still good? I had one long time ago when they where not LED.

Awesome video! Thanks for the help!

Setting up a 29g tank, what light would you reccomend for planting MC at like 16"?

Can you list the plants used? Nice setup, planning to make my tank like yours.

Can i use eco complete with root tabs?

What is the name of the plant beside the right stone? It is nice.

Whats your background plants? I really like the ones at the left side of the aquarium.

I've got a bag of Amazonia LIGHT ada soil, can I plant straight into this or do I need to put a layer of organic soil under the Amazonia LIGHT?

Are these plants good for beginners who have never grown live plants before ??:Amazon Sword (Echinodorus bleheri) | 4+ stalks - Anacharis 4 stems+ - Cryptocoryne Wendtii Bronze - Red Ludwigia | 5-7 stems - Moneywort | 5-7 Stems - Hornwort | 6+ stems - |Red Flame Sword|Vallisneria|Rotala Indica|Cambomba.

Beautiful tank! What kind of fish?

How often do you change your substrate? What's your recommendation?

Can you give me list of the plants your using on this tank wanna learn aquascaping

I've emptied my tank from (2 f&m betta fish, a separator to plant the gravel, some big plants), and I kept the gravel and the substrate beneath the gravel. My gravel is brown dark. I've noticed that I had some kind of algae between the gravel ( a sticky one and some brown colorish on the plants) I didn't see that before emptying the tank. I've dropped the carpet seeds, covered with gravel, cover the tank with plastic wrap, and I put a light to keep it work and moist. My question is: will the seeds grow with this algae?

Nice setup btw Wat fishes are those?

How often do you refill the evaporated water on this tank i mean its an open lid

What kind of rocks are those? Very pretty tank!

Does your light ever get those crusty white stuff?

How do you handle the algae with 8 hours straight lamp on?

Hi there, nice tank! how big is your tank?

Will a finnex stingray 2 suffice to grow plants like yours?

Do you know how to add potting soil to an established aquarium I can’t afford a aquarium soil substrate I will obviously cap the soil

I want to use ADA, but don’t know what to do with my betta and 2 nerite snails. Anything I can do to minimize the ammonia? Stability? Prime?

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Wow!!! Love the stone get along with the plants!!!!

Do you know how many liters of soil you used for this tank?

you use two hang on back filter?

do you think i could grow montecarlo in seachem fluorite red?

What stone is that and what do you use for carpet

can i put fertilizer in my gravel substrate?

So dwarf hair grass is not a good idea to buy if your not using co2?

Another way is too but so many tissue cultures the tank is already carpeted ahahahahhahaha

With no hood , does the water evaporate any faster ?